Friday, July 30, 2010

TODAY IN HISTORY

JULY 30
1965:Former President Harry S. Truman is enrolled as Medicare’s first beneficiary as President Lyndon Johnson signs the Medicare and Medicaid programs into law.

1956: President Dwight D. Eisenhower approves a joint resolution of Congress making “In God We Trust” the official motto of the United States and adding the phrase to all paper currency.

2003: The last original Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle is assembled in Puebla, Mexico. The final car is the 21,529,464th classic Beetle produced by the German automaker.

No comments:

Post a Comment